Other

Trump courts
evangelicals, says Christianity 'under siege' (The West Australian) Jan 19 - Lynchburg (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump declared himself a
defender of besieged Christians in a campaign speech to more than 11,000
people, as the Republican presidential frontrunner openly courted evangelicals
two weeks before the first nomination vote.

ISLAM

British extremist Abu
Haleema turns to Australia (Brisbane
Times) Jan 21 - A British preacher considered so extreme in his home country that he
has been kicked out of mosques and spurned by the Islamic community has turned
his gaze to Australia and is quickly building a support base in Sydney and
Melbourne.

POLITICS

Prime Minister Malcolm
Turnbull to articulate Australia's Islamic State fight(Sydney Morning Herald) Jan 19 - The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, will use a speech during his
first day of his visit to Washington, DC, to explain both why Australia is
engaged in the battle against Islamic State, and why he refuses to use heated
language that casts the battle against terrorism as a broader ideological war.